Failing grades double under LBUSD distance learning
Almost a third of all grades issued by Long Beach Unified teachers in the first quarter of this school year were D’s or F’s, a massive jump compared to the previous year, according to LBUSD data.
Educators fought to help disadvantaged students; they fear COVID-19 will erase that progress
For students of color from disadvantaged neighborhoods, the consequences of a now 11-month closure due to the coronavirus might be especially dire, as officials worry they are losing gains in academics made before the pandemic arrived last March.
State should take over labor negotiations to speed school openings, ex-LBUSD superintendent says
Ex-superintendent Carl Cohn argued that Gov. Gavin Newsom should bargain directly with statewide unions for teachers and classified staff, simplifying a tangled process of reopenings across the state.
El lanzamiento de la vacuna para empleados de LBUSD comenzará el 25 de enero, dice el distrito escolar
La fase 1b, el grupo elegible para la vacuna que incluye a los maestros, también incluye otros grupos como las personas mayores de 75 años, los oficiales correccionales, la policía y los trabajadores de alimentos.
Q&A: LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker on school reopenings, vaccines, summer school
LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker explains where her school district stands on vaccines and reopening campuses for in-person learning.
LBUSD superintendent joins letter voicing frustration with Newsom’s school reopening plan
“The plan fails to address the needs of the urban school districts that serve nearly a quarter of California students, almost all of whom live below the poverty level,” the letter opens.
Renovations to Jordan High School auditorium near completion
Jordan High School’s auditorium renovation project—part of a decade-long masterplan to update the campus—is nearing completion.
Like the rest of Long Beach, COVID-19 infections surged among LBUSD staff last month
Of the 90 LBUSD coronavirus cases in December, 74 were employees and just nine were students.
LBUSD is set to receive nearly $100 million in COVID-19 relief funding this year
The Long Beach Unified School District is expected to receive $99.4 million in COVID relief funding meant to be spent on and help with any COVID-related expenses—which could range from anything from personal protective equipment to tech for distance learning, officials announced over the holidays.
LBUSD dice que pronto solicitará una exención para reabrir algunos salones de clases de los grados entre K-2
A partir de enero, el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Long Beach está planeando solicitar una exención para reabrir algunas escuelas para estudiantes entre el kinder y el segundo grado, según la superintendente Jill Baker.